Flights from Cairns Airport (CNS) to Sydney Airport Airport (SYD)

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You have a choice of 16 airline companies when flying from Cairns to Kingsford Smith. The distance covered when flying from Cairns to Kingsford Smith Australia is 1,973 Km (1,226 Miles) with the travel time being around 3 Hours 8 Minutes. CNS is the Airport code for Cairns and SYD is for Kingsford Smith Australia.

The cost of the air travel varies depending on what day you travel and the time of day. It is normally worth booking flights well in advance if possible to get the best deal to Kingsford Smith Australia perhaps midweek or late evening. Please book in advance if you want to take advantage of the best prices airlines have to offer as prices normally increase as time goes on.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from Cairns (CNS) to Kingsford Smith (SYD) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Qantas434443410:1521:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines322443312:1022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Etihad Airways432442212:1022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar323332310:1521:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia322332212:1022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines322332212:1022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways211221112:1022:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111111113:3016:25VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines111111113:3016:25VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines111111113:3016:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111111113:3016:45VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111111113:3016:25VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111112:1015:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand111111113:3016:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111111116:3522:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Pionair Australia100000021:3921:39VIEW FLIGHTS

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Cairns to Kingsford Smith with an average of 26 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 10:15 and the latest flights operated at 21:50 and the most common flight numbers are QF5869, QF5875, QF5879 and QF923

For more details regarding Qantas flight information and bookings you can visit them at qantas.com.au

Please see below the times of flights. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ949
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF923
16:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6349
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
JetstarJQ959
19:05
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4016
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
21:39
AirlineFlightNo
Pionair AustraliaQF7299
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Tuesday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
JetstarJQ949
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6349
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ959
21:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
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Wednesday
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
JetstarJQ949
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Cathay PacificCX9066
15:05
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
British AirwaysBA7469
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Etihad AirwaysEY6349
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
21:50
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ959
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Thursday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
JetstarJQ949
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
QantasQF923
15:05
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ955
16:25
AirlineFlightNo
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ959
19:05
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Etihad AirwaysEY6349
21:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
22:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4016
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Friday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ949
13:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
EmiratesEK5398
15:05
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6349
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Cathay PacificCX9066
QantasQF923
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4016
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
21:50
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ959
22:10
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
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Saturday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
JetstarJQ949
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
15:05
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
16:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
19:30
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
21:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
JetstarJQ959
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Sunday
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5869
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ949
13:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
15:05
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF923
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
18:55
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5879
JetstarJQ959
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Flight Price FAQ - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD)

DIRECT Jetstar
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD is £65.32 ($82 €75.95)
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DIRECT Jetstar
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD?
The cheapest direct return flight from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD is £130.64 ($164 €151.90)
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Flight Info FAQ - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD)

Who flies from Cairns to Sydney?
The following airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD): Air Canada, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Jetstar, Pionair Australia, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Cairns to Sydney?
The flight from Cairns to Sydney is 1,973KM or 1,226 miles.
How long does the flight from Cairns to Sydney to take?
The flight from Cairns to Sydney takes 3 Hours 8 Minutes.

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